Electrically-driven hand-operated circular saw



Feb; 10.. 192

w. A. DAVIS ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN HAND OPERATED CIRCULAR SAW Filed March 14, 1923 ssimiis sis. is, 192s \WTLLMLM s. iosvis, oii mcszsowsimzs, rsmomiris; v

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To a whom it may concern:

Re it knows that I, WUJJAM A. DAME, citizen of ih ihiihiii Sissies, resiaiings: JilCiISOliViiiQfiiB the coi iiiy of Diwai snci State of Floviois, have invented certain new and useful IMJIOVEIIWMS lifl EiCiiTiCfliilV" Driven Haiici-(ipei'steii Circuisr Fhwvs of "which the folloi'eging i e specification.

My invention rel-she; to portshie cii'cuisr, power saws. The main anci particular ohjecis and ad vintages of the invention are, to provicle av circular power saw which can be operated es a hand tool and which can he carried from hic'e to place as needed.

A mom 0 ject is to soconstiuct the saw shot is may he opereieci Whenheid in either s vertical, horizontal or" snguisi' position. A stil further object is to pi'ov-ieie such as saw of simple and strong construction, of few parts, light in weight, essy to cleansed tshe spar-t, easy smissfe to' opei's'tc, and coliipsrsti'veiy iiiespcnsiire to millilliilflifill'en These and various other objects end edivsntsges Wiii he cieeriy'understoori from the following specification and iiromthe access ponying ph'ziw' vg of a preferred eirihodimenh of my invention, but it; will be readily seen that various modifications migi'i i'I he made wiihoot departing from the scope of ihe'im .vention.

Fig. 1 is e sidie elevation. of the prsiei-reoi embodiment, part being broken sway ho show izhe Lir'iving mechanism and he methoci of assembling she parts. H

Fig, 2 is e hop View of Fig. 1, sevei'siofi the interior perks having been omitteoi to simplify the View.

Fig. 3 is s shie View of the driving mecir shism.

Fig. 4E is e View of the driving; iiiechainism, when on the line i-4 Fig. 3, frag ments of the hearing having heen acioieci in this View Referring now to all the views simuhtane ously, 1 is the electric motor which furnishes {he power for operating the semi. This motor is of the enclosed type and has ali its Working parts contained within the body part or frame. p

The end plate 2 is provided with two hsncilev supports 3 in, which the handle 4. is secured by means of the rivet 5. This handlc is so located and shspeci as to fecili bate the'handling of the too} and is prevent ed from, rotating by its curved shape es Well as by the sockets 6, formed in thehsn- (iie supposts 3. The opposite or: iowei' end of the easier 1 is provicieii with sii'inieinsiiy threaded recess 7.,

The guardi, ii whieh the sam ioieies, is medic of Wm parts 8 midi 9, These parts are held together by ihe screws 19 in hips i1 and i2 and are also proi iiieii with an externally thresdeci stud 13 which screws into the recess Y, cousinsiihe shouhicr 14: to chili; against 'ihe end. 01, the motor thus-securely act-soiling" the gusid to the motor. A. semicircular recess 15 is formed in the guard when the 8 and 9 are sssemhleii; in ihis retess the circuhir ssw 16 rotates. The saw is seeiirezi on the spinciie'i'? hv he- 1 mg clamped between ihe coiisis 18 831N119; the coiisr 19 being" this-sided on the 'spimiie so as to prevent the "from rote-ting ori'ihe spiiiciie. Bearings 20 and 21 are formeii in the. outer part oi she guard and in' these hearings the spindle 1? "Woirhs. i;-

The means employed fo driving the ssh Wiiiiiow he espisii'neci. A recess 22 is formed in th stud 13; this recess is ciicuisr his in it the i'nsixidriviiig gems opesete. A gem v$33 is rigidly secures to the main shaft 5%:- of the inoikcr. This gem chives another gem? 535 which is rigidly moimhexi on the shaft 526. The shaft 26 rotates in hearing 9?, formeii in the motor 1 211161 in hearing? 28, iiormefi. in theouter part of the some part 8. The guard post 8 is provided with. hollow en largemeiit 29 in which the shsifi; 26 cpei'oses asei in wi'iich the beach gs 20 and 538 are iocased. An enlargement 30 also peovidcsi. on the guard psri; 9 and in this the hearing 21 is located. Near the lower emi. oiishmtt 26 s, spiral gees 31 is sigidiy mounted snci this gem drives she spire gear 32 oizochcii on the spimiie While she dimming; showsbhe employment of spiral gears, is will he evidiei'ot, to shy: hodiy shiiieei in the met, Miss a i'imiiiipie threaded worm snci s WOTHI gear might he siihstiiouted At she lower part of the guard s shield is pi'ovideoi to cstch the dust or particles thrown by the sew. This shield, which is formed by the psris 33 and 36ieast in one piece with the parts 8 snci 9 respectively, is somewhat cupped anci extends some distance along the sies oi the gusi'ri, as pisiniy shown sh on 1. The ssw always rotates in the direction inches/med icy the srrow. Beside acting as s shieid, the phrts. 33 and 3.4-. also act, m conjunction wish port 36 which is also cast in one piece with part 9, as a threcfooted stand. This stand, beside acting as a support for the tool, acts as a guide for sliding the tool over the bench on which it may he used. This is plainly shown in Fig. l, where the line 37 represents the surface on which the stand slides.

To clean the saw as it revolves, strips,

made of leather or other suitable material,

are glued or otherwise secured at the lower edges of the guard; one of these strips i plainly shown, by the dotted line, at 38. These strips do not touch the saw but are set Close to it. An extra handle 3!) is provided so that, when necessary or convenient, the operator may use both hands As it is sometimes advisable to suspend the tool by a counter-weighted cord, the eve 40 is provided. 41 shows the wire for operating the motor and 42 the switch for starting and stopping it.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and wish to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. In a tool of the class described; an electric motor; one end plate of said motor provided with an op'eratin, handle; the other end plate made integral with the saw guard and formed of two parts separated longitudinally with the axis of the motor and attached to same by means of a threaded shoulder screwed into a recess in said motor; hearings provided in said saw guard; at rireular saw mounted on a suitable spindle rotating in said bearings; and means for imparting rotar motion from the motor to the saw.

2. In a tool of the class described; an electric motor; one end plate of said motor provided with an' operating handle; the other end plate made integral with the Saw guard and formed of two parts separatml longitudinallv with the axis of the motor and att'a lied to same by means of a threaded shoulder screwed into a recess in saidmotor; bearings provided in said saw guard; a cirelar saw mounted on a suitable spindle rotatin; in said bearings: means for imparting rotary motiont'rom the motor to the saw; and a stand formed on said saw guard, so constructed as to be perpendiciilarly under the center of gravity of thetool.

In testimony whereof. I, VVnimx-inf it. DAVIS, have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 5th day of January, 1923.

VILLIAM A, DAVIS. lVitnesses HENRIK J. SCHMIDT. AUG. J. HooHsTRA. 

